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Wednesday May 08, 2024
Wednesday May 08, 2024
One of the first-time exhibitors at the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show was Somm Cigars. Somm Cigars was started by Vlada Stojanov. Stojanov is an accomplished sommelier who has been in the cigar industry for several years. Over the past year, he has brought his own portfolio to market with Somm Cigars. There are two main brands Stojanov has created under Somm Cigars. There is BDX, which pays homage to the Bordeaux wine region of France, and Rioja, which pays homage to the Rioja wine region of Spain. At PCA 2024, Stojanov added his second blend to the BDX line, the BDX Blanc.
PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sI9
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Wednesday May 08, 2024
One of the first-time exhibitors at the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show was Somm Cigars. Somm Cigars was started by Vlada Stojanov. Stojanov is an accomplished sommelier who has been in the cigar industry for several years. Over the past year, he has brought his own portfolio to market with Somm Cigars. There are two main brands Stojanov has created under Somm Cigars. There is BDX, which pays homage to the Bordeaux wine region of France, and Rioja, which pays homage to the Rioja wine region of Spain. At PCA 2024, Stojanov added his second blend to the BDX line, the BDX Blanc.
PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sI9
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Wednesday May 08, 2024
The C.L.E. Cigar Company booth was one of the busiest at the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. On day three, which saw many booths considerably slow down in terms of traffic, this was not the case with C.L.E. The booth remained slammed throughout the whole afternoon of day three. The theme around C.L.E. at PCA 2024 was packaging. The company made a major packaging change to its core C.L.E. brand and introduced several innovative packaging concepts throughout its portfolio.
PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sHU
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Wednesday May 08, 2024
The C.L.E. Cigar Company booth was one of the busiest at the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. On day three, which saw many booths considerably slow down in terms of traffic, this was not the case with C.L.E. The booth remained slammed throughout the whole afternoon of day three. The theme around C.L.E. at PCA 2024 was packaging. The company made a major packaging change to its core C.L.E. brand and introduced several innovative packaging concepts throughout its portfolio.
PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sHU
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Tuesday May 07, 2024
While Powstanie Cigars only released a single line extension at the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, this one was special for owner Mike Szczepankiewicz. Powstanie Cigars was showcasing its new Powstanie Connecticut Corona Gorda, known as "Justice." Justice is a tribute to the middle child of Szczepankiewicz. The roots of the Powstanie Connecticut Justice go back nine years ago when Mike had the cigar blended for his son’s birth. Only 100 cigars were rolled at that time. These were adorned with the name “ApolloDani” in blue and pink. Fast forward nine years, and the Powstanie Connecticut core line was created based on that blend. Powstanie Connecticut debuted at the 2023 PCA Trade Show, but the Corona Justice size was held back until this year's trade show to spotlight the release.
PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sHh
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Tuesday May 07, 2024
While Powstanie Cigars only released a single line extension at the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show, this one was special for owner Mike Szczepankiewicz. Powstanie Cigars was showcasing its new Powstanie Connecticut Corona Gorda, known as "Justice." Justice is a tribute to the middle child of Szczepankiewicz. The roots of the Powstanie Connecticut Justice go back nine years ago when Mike had the cigar blended for his son’s birth. Only 100 cigars were rolled at that time. These were adorned with the name “ApolloDani” in blue and pink. Fast forward nine years, and the Powstanie Connecticut core line was created based on that blend. Powstanie Connecticut debuted at the 2023 PCA Trade Show, but the Corona Justice size was held back until this year's trade show to spotlight the release.
PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sHh
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Tuesday May 07, 2024
The 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show is the second one for Luciano Meirelles since he reorganized his operations as Luciano Cigars in 2022. Since the reorganization, much of the strategy for Luciano Cigars has been around strategic partnerships and alliances. As mentioned, Luciano Cigars has partnered with Peter James, a luxury cigar goods company, to form a new venture, Peter James Cigar Company. There is a new manufacturing relationship with Plasencia. Finally, there is a partnership with former NBA all-star and champion Ron Harper. At the same time, each project with these partnerships has a unique story to tell.
PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sH9
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Tuesday May 07, 2024
The 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show is the second one for Luciano Meirelles since he reorganized his operations as Luciano Cigars in 2022. Since the reorganization, much of the strategy for Luciano Cigars has been around strategic partnerships and alliances. As mentioned, Luciano Cigars has partnered with Peter James, a luxury cigar goods company, to form a new venture, Peter James Cigar Company. There is a new manufacturing relationship with Plasencia. Finally, there is a partnership with former NBA all-star and champion Ron Harper. At the same time, each project with these partnerships has a unique story to tell.
PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sH9
Monday May 06, 2024
Monday May 06, 2024
Once again, Wildfire Cigar Company was one of the most talked about booths at the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. Wildfire is the company launched in 2021 by Jeremy McDonald, best known for his time with Caldwell Cigar Company. The booth went with one of the themes of Wildfire in that it had the look and feel of a campground - complete with an actual RV that was part of the booth. We mention one theme because the other theme revolves around music. McDonald had two releases with a music theme. Each is a release that comes from a different factory. In addition, each is a second installment of a limited edition trilogy from that factory.
PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sGr
Monday May 06, 2024
Monday May 06, 2024
Once again, Wildfire Cigar Company was one of the most talked about booths at the 2024 Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show. Wildfire is the company launched in 2021 by Jeremy McDonald, best known for his time with Caldwell Cigar Company. The booth went with one of the themes of Wildfire in that it had the look and feel of a campground - complete with an actual RV that was part of the booth. We mention one theme because the other theme revolves around music. McDonald had two releases with a music theme. Each is a release that comes from a different factory. In addition, each is a second installment of a limited edition trilogy from that factory.
PCA 2024 Report: https://wp.me/p6h1n1-sGr